BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 15. Kyrgyzstan
increased its trade turnover with Greece by 75% year-on-year in the
first five months of 2026, reaching $2.4 million.


According to data from Kyrgyzstan's National Statistics
Committee, trade between the two countries totaled $2.39 million
from January through May 2026, compared to $1.37 million in the
corresponding period of 2025. Greece accounted for a negligible
share of Kyrgyzstan's total foreign trade turnover.


Kyrgyz exports to Greece jumped to $952,300, up from just $1,000
a year earlier. Due to the extremely low comparison base, the
statistical authority marked the year-on-year growth as "x",
indicating that a meaningful percentage increase could not be
calculated. Greece accounted for 0.1% of Kyrgyzstan's total
exports.


Meanwhile, imports from Greece increased by 5.3% year-on-year to
$1.44 million, compared to $1.36 million in January–May 2025. Greek
goods represented a negligible share of Kyrgyzstan's total
imports.


As imports continued to exceed exports, Kyrgyzstan recorded a
trade deficit with Greece of $484,400 during the reporting
period.


Overall, Kyrgyzstan's foreign trade turnover increased by 1%
year-on-year to $6.257 billion in the first five months of 2026,
compared to $6.197 billion a year earlier.







During the reporting period, the country's total exports
declined by 9.3% to $847.1 million, while imports rose by 2.8% to
$5.41 billion. As a result, Kyrgyzstan's overall trade deficit
widened to $4.563 billion.


According to Trend's analysis, the latest figures show that trade
with Greece expanded significantly faster than Kyrgyzstan's overall
foreign trade, with bilateral turnover rising by 75%, compared to
the country's overall 1% increase.


The growth was driven primarily by a sharp increase in exports
from an exceptionally low base, while imports posted moderate
growth.


Although Greece remains a minor trading partner in absolute
terms, the data point to a notable strengthening of bilateral
trade, with exports accounting for a much larger share of total
turnover than in the previous year, substantially narrowing the gap
between imports and exports.